Army payoffs: NC MLA dares to prove him guilty

Srinagar: `Hang me in Lal Chowk` was the challenge thrown by National Conference MLA Aga Roohullah as the allegations of payoffs by army to politicians in Jammu and Kashmir today rocked the Legislative Assembly.

Roohullah was responding to comment made by independent MLA Sheikh Abdul Rashid who said the government must come clean on claims made by former Army Chief Gen VK Singh that politicians in J&K were paid for getting certain jobs done.

"Hang me in Lal Chowk if it is proved that I have taken any money from anywhere. I will resign from this house," the National Conference MLA said.

Roohullah alleged that opposition PDP had got money from Pakistan as well as security agencies of the country, drawing angry reaction from the PDP MLAs who dubbed the allegations as "wild and baseless".

"You took money from Pakistan for (holding) plebiscite (in Kashmir) and power from India.